Assessment of the degree of disability and quality of life of elderly ostomy people

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19175/recom.v13i1.4672

Keywords:

Pessoas com Deficiência, Estomia, Qualidade de vida, Idoso, Estomaterapia.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the quality of life and degree of disability of elderly people with ostomies. Method: This is a cross-sectional study, carried out with elderly people with ostomies from a Brazilian public health service. They were evaluated using the City of Hope – Quality of Life – Ostomy Questionnaire and the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule. Results: The mean quality of life was 8.0 and the degree of disability was 3.8. There was an association between aptitude for self-care and better quality of life (p<0.005). The association is greater between the psychological and spiritual well-being domains among the elderly, elderly able to self-care. Spiritual wellbeing was also higher among those with more than five years of surgery. There was also an association between a higher degree of disability and when the cause of the ostomy was cancer (p<0.003). Conclusion: Elderly people with an ostomy had a good quality of life and a low degree of disability.

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Author Biographies

Juliano Teixeira Moraes, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei

Enfermeiro Estomaterapeuta Doutor em Ciências Aplicadas à Saúde do Adulto

Stephanie Botelho Figueiredo, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei

Acadêmica do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem

Mariella Oliveira Rodrigues, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Divinópolis

Enfermeira

Rafaela das Graças Santiago Faria, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei

Enfermeira Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem

Carolina Fernandes Santos, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei

Enfermeira Mestre em Enfermagem

Vinícius Silva Belo, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei

Biólogo Doutorado em Epidemiologia em Saúde Pública

Published

2023-06-05

How to Cite

Moraes, J. T., Figueiredo, S. B., Rodrigues, M. O., Faria, R. das G. S., Santos, C. F., & Belo, V. S. (2023). Assessment of the degree of disability and quality of life of elderly ostomy people. Revista De Enfermagem Do Centro-Oeste Mineiro, 13. https://doi.org/10.19175/recom.v13i1.4672